German data trustee

Why choose Azure Germany?

We offer Azure services across Europe from several global datacenters and Azure Germany is a differentiated option from these with separate accounts and pricing. It delivers our industry-leading services from German datacenters, with data residency in Germany and strict data access and control measures provided through a unique data trustee model governed under German law. Your choice between Azure Germany and other Azure regions should be informed by:

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Cloud computing built for Germany and EU/EFTA

Now organisations doing business in EU/EFTA and UK can better harness the power of cloud computing. Azure Germany is an isolated Azure instance in Germany, independent from public clouds.

All customer data and related applications and hardware reside in Germany

Geo-replication between datacenters in Germany supports business continuity

Secured datacenters provide 24x7 monitoring

Strict data access and control measures

An independent data trustee controls access to all customer data in the Azure Germany datacenters. T-Systems International GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and an experienced, well-respected IT provider incorporated in Germany, serves as trustee, protecting disclosure of data to third parties except as the customer directs or as required by German law. Even Microsoft does not have access to customer data or the datacenters without approval from and supervision by the German data trustee.

Compliance you can trust

Azure Germany has an ongoing commitment to maintaining the strictest data protection measures, so organisations can store and manage customer data in compliance with applicable German laws and regulations, as well as key international standards. Additional compliance standards and controls that address the unique role of the German data trustee will be audited over time.

Azure Germany services and solutions

Drive transformation through agility, collaboration and access to analytics and insights. With Azure Germany, you can cost-efficiently modernise some or all of your infrastructure without the capital expense of new datacenter hardware. Plus, you can develop and test your Linux and open-source components in Azure and transition to the cloud your way with a selection of services available now (more services will be added over time). Use Windows and Linux virtual machines, platform services such as Azure Active Directory and Azure SQL Database and application platforms such as .NET, JAVA, and LAMP.

New to cloud computing?

You have come to the right place. Cloud computing transforms the ability of organisations to be responsive, accountable and agile. And Azure Germany provides the additional security, privacy and compliance EU/EFTA organisations require. Where to begin?

A complete EU cloud computing solution

Help everyone get their work done more efficiently with a hyperscale EU cloud solution that includes Azure Germany. The familiar productivity and business application tools of Office 365 Germany and management and engagement services powered by Dynamics Germany will be coming soon. Build your own solution or choose one of our experienced partners who offer a wide array of solutions built specifically to meet the needs of EU/EFTA organizations.